T-265 Camera Mounting

The Intel T-265 will be mounted to the front of your VRC drone and connected with a USB cable. This camera is instrumental in mapping out the environment in real-time and providing location updates to the VMC. This enables your VRC to "see" and maintain it's current position without GPS!

The T-265 and replacement USB cable are located in Box 7 of your VRC kit. The standard blue cable that ships with the T-265 is too long and cumbersome to work with, therefore we've provided a much shorter one.

You should have printed the T-265 mount from the pre-requisites section of this GitBook. The 3D printed mount will attach to the back of the T-265 using two M3 screws.

The T-265 is attached to the 3D printed mount with M3 screws

The photo below shows the replacement cable you should use with your T-265.

T-265, 3D printed mount, and short USB cable

After attaching the T-265 to the 3D printed mount you will slide it onto the front rails of your VRC drone. This will sit in front of the camera mount used to hold your CSI camera.

T-265 mount on front rails of VRC drone

If you feel that the 3D printed mount slides too easily we recommend adding a zip tie around each rail. This will keep the mount from sliding forward and falling off.

Finally, you can plug the USB cable into the side of the T-265 and into one of the ports on the VMC.

T-265 mounted and connected to VMC

As you're going through the build process make note of any cables that may obstruct the drone's propellers. The photos provided throughout this GitBook show how we've mounted things and provide an sufficient amount of clearance.